Why Imenti Central Constituents Must be Worried

CENTRAL IMENTI POLITICS:The Next MP
 It is no doubt the political ground has shifted from under Mwiti Irea's feet, and unless he conducts himself in a different manner in 2016, his fate seems sealed.What awaits him at the ballot is what befell Kirugi Mukindia in 2007.The Mwiti of today is not the Mwiti I voted for among 16,604 other voters in Central Imenti.If I were him, I would report to work with the zeal and energy portrayed by Things fall Apart's Onkonkwo to salvage the situation. For starters, Kirugi was a colorless MP who skipped Central Imenti for the entire lifetime of the 9th parliament earning the nickname Gatiria.This guy had the guts to postpone his homecoming celebration growing rumors he was unwell in spite of the fact that he was a frequent patron of Gipsy Bar at the heart of Westlands - our MPs have a thing with Westlands.In April 2004, he had to deny openly rumours he had fallen sick and died in South Africa.He would later show up on the ground after parliament was dissolved seeking re- election.At the ballot, he emerged a distant sixth. Since then he has rarely appeared in public functions save for the burial of Senator Muthamia though he left unnoticed after addressing the mourners.In his remarks he quipped '' niatia atongeria ba Abothuguchi bakararire,kabaere arongo?"(what happened to Abothuguchi leaders,did they become all liars) For an under-performer of Mukindia's magnitude to realize Abothuguchi is sinking should not only worry Mwiti but the residents at large -By https://web.facebook.com/Mutugiseth017

Why Education System in Kenya Needs Urgent Sergical Changes

Back in 2003 after the NARC government assumed office and rolled out the Free Primary School program as promised in the campaign pledges, Kenyans were a smiling lot; heaping praises to the Kibaki led government. Fighting ignorance was one of the three post-independence goals for all African states.  Eradicating Hunger and Diseases were the other two. None has been achieved more than fifty years later. I beg to dwell on Ignorance and leave the rest for a later date.

The enrollment of pupils in January 2003 hit record levels with 1.3 million kids joining primary schools.  It was a fete to recon.  The achievements of this noble program cannot be understated.

In the endeavor to have its citizens enjoy a good education, the then government did not stop at abolishing tuition fees in primary schools. On the other hand institutions of higher education had previously barred students from pursuing courses of their choice through a quarter system of the so called Cut-off points. Kenyans were given a reprieve with the popularization of the ‘parallel’ university programs that absorbed the ‘rejected’ students; the ones who could not attain the grades on or above the cut off points set out and renewed annually by the Joint Admission Board (JAB)

We saw an upsurge in the intake of students in higher institutions of learning. It culminated from admission into Public Universities  and Institutes of the new Module II ,self sponsored, and chartering of Privately owned  institutions.

That is where the rain started beating us folks. The self sponsoring program and private universities turned into money minting machines. The noble mission to provide a good and quality education was thrown under the bus. It was no longer an endeavor of sharpening the skills of the populous rather a wealth amassing one. All that mattered is the number of students enrolled every entry. Let me explain with analogies:

I have seen in a certain private university a class of fifty I.T students with a single functioning computer!  My pals used crack jokes of an institute in Thika town which was running adverts on TVs  that featured somebody operating a computer; they said the computer was the reception secretary’s not students’.

Another institute is located at Thika Industrial Area, a story above a local milk depot store! To market itself, It had pamphlets and brochures circulating all over the country that bore an image of a Photo shopped building towering the an unknown location, the administration block methinks. Quite impressive and captivating. A young man from my village fell for the tower’s magnificence. I once met he and others carrying chairs along a three hundred meters tarmac stretch to YMCA Centre. They had a class to attend. The classes at the ‘main campus’ could not accommodate all the students, hence the carrying of chairs to the rented place was the norm.

Campuses in major towns in Kenya are no better. They are situated in defaced buildings above noisy bars, brothels and stalls trading magendo goods. Classes are over congested, dirty and poorly ventilated. NO library. If any  it is a stock of old irrelevant books bearing stamps of C.M.S Mwithu-Mwiru Primary School and torn copies of Parents Magazine Issues 12! Hostels are ten square feet with triple decker beds. Bed bug infested. ‘Lecturers’ cheats with falsified certificates; better at exchanging grades for quickies with the naïve female students.

One wonders how the hell on earth such humpty dumpty institutes acquired operation go-aheads and worse their recent over-publicized ISO Certificates of Quality!  Corruption, dear compatriots has compromised the quality of education in Kenya. The required letters of accreditation and other document are sold to the highest bidder like a piece of land at Muguga Kiambu county. No inspection No nothing  just greasing of the hands.

On the other hand Public Universities are not any better. They enroll more self-sponsored students against the stretched resources. Their newly built gates and rioting students are the trending topics in social media NOT Researches and Academic Publications. Chairs of their Students’ Unions are akin to African strongmen, in East Africa only Museveni can outshine their stay in office. The elections that bring forth these leaders are marred with malpractices. Tribal hegemony, bribes and administration patronage carry the day.

  We have heard of the Council of Legal Education demanded the closure of Moi University School of Law in two months time for what it termed as failure to meet requirements to offer the courses and poor performance on the inspection of facilities and resources used to offer the legal program.  Kisii University students have been rioting following an order by the Commission for University to close down its campuses across the country for being in pathetic conditions; premises unfit for habitation, small lecture room, poor ventilation and sanitation among other contraventions of  Universities Standards and Guidelines 2014. This must not rest at Kisii only, let the whip be cracked on all universities and the students ought to save us their Ignorance.

At the time of completing secondary school education, majority of students don’t know what they will pursue at higher levels. Our education system has no regard of what one is best at or talent. It is a blind-folded run to anywhere. It is unfortunate that the  biggest percentage of Kenyan kids are in school to mature physically, to ‘grow’, not to be more knowledgeable, acquire life skills or better the community and self.[To be continued]

Follow My Lead;How The Public Opinion Court Exonorates Graft

‘This is Kenya’. This familiar phrase is a colloquial used in conversations among compatriots to downplay|casually  mean whatever you think  is strange or surprising is NOTHING NEW or as the youths put it ‘Ivo ndivyo kunaendanga’.

Whenever BIG NEWS/BREAKING NEWS of an exposé of say a big money scandal involving public officer or a ‘big fish’  loots from the public coffers millions of money, grabs a public land, plunges a parastatal into financial doldrums   the phrase comes handy. I mean why is anyone a Kenyan citizen surprised that such a thing has happened or that a certain individual is the mastermind or a beneficiary? We are so used or accepted such happenings as the Kenyan norm. And why so? Simple. Because if I were in the ‘culprit’s’ position I would do likewise. After all who enjoys waking up at the crack of dawn and sleeping late in the night doing jobs whose rewards are merge and cannot match the efforts?

What more, whoever  ‘hits  big ’ automatically acquires IMMUNITY from the system itself, our very history is witness to this.

Dear compatriots, the above are just an ‘old school’ style of doing things and getting away with them. In this ‘digital’ era folks you must be a bit smart. We live in times that when you commit a ‘normal’ (rather dishonorable or bound to cause uproar), you need an EXONORATOR. And oh, I don’t mean the Mutunga courts as our honorable members are fond of referring the judicial arm as. NO. It is rather the highest, powerful institution of justice the Kenyan style, the Public Opinion Court; what people say or think.

This distinguished institution is what you to win hearts’ of. With it you are sure to ward of nightmares that accompany the big hit; the fifty shades of tint you persona and reputation, the bad blood with those who could not do it or unhappy that it is you who did it, the moral cops who cannot do it |who think you have committed a crime| and of course the Mutunga courts which are more cautious not to irk the people whose interests they serve than to exercise the penal code.  What more it is  pro-Bono ,no legal fees required.

Be warned though! This road is not an easy one as the words may imply. NO. It is an ‘investment’ that will cost you financially and deprive a few days’ morning sleep, well before the repose. But not to worry, just follow my tried ,tested and proved lead. Are you a Cabinet Secretary, parastatal  head or member or a high profile officer, under whose domain big money  reigns  and have access to or controls resources worth a mention? Say you are a tenderpreneurer, a land grabber of a public utility or a beneficially of a financial scam. Your seventh sense has come to your aid that hell is about to break loose sooner than later. Call the ‘Breaking news’ starved press, put on a show of a patriot and play your exposé tape. Tell us that the cartels had you shape in or shape out, borrow a leaf from the likes of Wikileaks if you so wish. Tell the nation of a cartel that has reaped off us the resources and whose effects will be felt by its third to come.

The truth of the matter is that you are not saying anything new, you   are confirming a rumour doing rounds in the media for the last or so. You will be killing two birds with one pebble; one, the media where the rumour originated takes credit. Two, you have shielded off the blame that follow. Bingo!

Leave the rest to ‘analysts’  in the main stream  media and hired keyboard warriors in the social media to keep us busy before a better tape is played by somebody else of your ilk in a week’s time. If things don’t work out according to plan, quit and we will forget you like Matemo of EACC.

Life goes on. This is Kenya.

Russia Reteliates By Banning Imports

From 7th August Russia will impose a ban of imports from U.S , European Union, Canada, Norway and Australia the PM Dmitry  Medvedev has told a cabinet meeting in Moscow. This follows a decree from President Putin of banning imports from countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia for its support of eastern Ukraine rebels and the annexation of Crimea.
The animosity between the Federation of Russia and US and its allies has escalated over the past few months since the Ukraine turmoil that saw the annexation of Crimea.
The most recent tussle was the downing of Malaysian aircraft MH117 allegedly by pro-Russian rebels that saw a blame game script between  Russian and Ukraine. The US sent very strong messages and thereafter imposed sanction on Putin's led government.
All the unfolding between Russia and US are being viewed as a revival of the Cold War.

Heaven is No Longer Appealing

Growing up i  was constantly threatened with ‘going to the devil’s place’  anytime I did anything the community considered wrong.  For instance to deter me from telling a lie like I did not eat the sugar , I would be told all liars will go to strange place called hell or devil’s place. This place  was a big lake of ever-burning fire and  located many kilometers under the earth surface. A figure of a horned and ugly creature with a long tail toasting and turning people with a fork in a barbecue manner was  the picture created by people shaping my upbringing : parents, siblings , relatives, teachers and the clergy

I was told of  bad legacy the devil has had since the beginning of the world , it tricked the first people to commit sin and that why I had to go to school and  do the chores.

But there was an alternative, a very beautiful place called Heaven . I was told all ‘good’ people go to heaven, somewhere above the clouds. It is place they will spent the eternity  with the heavenly creators singing and placing their creator. Heaven was so hyped by the clergy of the past that people fancied the place.

Times have changed , our world is now  shaped around the information and communication , the statement that  the ‘world is a global village ‘ is more vivid than ever. We are either on our Smartphone chatting , calling ,texting , tweeting or reading something online, else we are watching tv or listening to the radio. Imagine of a place where there will not be any internet connection, no parting over the weekend or the premier league? Am not looking forward to such a place.   It is time the clergy changed their lines from a place furnished with gold where a chosen few will entertain their master forever and instead tell us of say free wi-fi, cirocs, politics-free and the mysterious technology.

It is sad that my religious beliefs were shaped by the fear of hell other than faith and believe of a divine power. Am not alone majority of Christians are being guided by this fear in their actions instead of basic human morality.

I know someone has already condemned me to the burning of hell for talking ‘ill’ of paradise. But some questions are mind bogging: How on earth  are you supposed to enjoy yourself in heaven while your entire lineage is crying because of the  torment in hell. At least according to Jesus’ parable of Lazarus and the rich man, a sibling will be begging for a drop water to cool his or tongue from you.

No Peace Between Israel And Palestine Anytime Soon

     The so called international community an acronym of the US, UK and their puppet the European Union and the UN  will continue ignoring the massacre perpetrated  by the Israeli on innocent citizens in the Gaza Strip. Then after the situation escalates they will now  emerge  from nowhere looking as if  they were in Mars the entire time and pretend to push for peace while in essence they  playing to Israeli terms.

 So far thirty or so  Israelis have been killed while over 700 Palestine’s have been killed in the twelve.

Hamas has sworn not back down yet in fact their spokesmen statements are that they will fight to the last man in Palestine.  A state  like Shujaiya  is a real hell on earth , the populous have literally nowhere to go ,the Israeli tanks are omnipresent. Hypocritically the Israeli Against the  laws of war the Israel military has been targeting the civilians and not legitimate  military sites of the Hamas.  In response to this accusation the Israeli term t this as propaganda talk  and say the Palestinians are victims of circumstances.

The Israeli Foreign Affair in an interview with Aljazeera ,said there are many safe place  the people of Gaza can hide. It is  just one of those stupid statement leaders make ,when in reality you cannot hide from the shelling. The Israelis have been hitting even ambulances.

Israel have been nagging about the number of rockets launched by the Hamas targeting them. They put the figure in thousand for the last five or more years but am yet to hear them state the number of people killed as a result of these rockets. I bet there aren’t any.

From the kind of force unleashed by the Israeli on Palestinians  it a fact that the three Israeli teenagers killed in Palestine were nothing but catalyst . Israel uses any possible  pretext of  to expand its occupation on Gaza. And why would  anyone expect their BFF the US to intervene where they bear the  same character and play the same . How many countries has the US destabilized in the name of terrorism when in reality they are after oil and other valuable? The Arab Spring is their latest of their treacherous hands.

For the last seven decades there has not been peace between Israel and Palestine . And even if this current situation is solved lasting peace will not be achieved. Why? How will there be peace if the terms that everybody backs are those of Israel,   unimplemented treaties. 

There will never be peace without addressing the underlying issues like illegal Israeli occupation, control of Palestine waters and other rights. For instant the predicaments of people living in Area A, B and C . I mean an unconditional ceasefire proposed by Egypt and US  will Never work.

Maradona:Messi Did Not Deserve The Golden Ball

Immediately after the World Cup finals and players were awarded ,i questioned  why Messi got the Golden Ball award. Apparently am not alone,football superstar Deigo Maradona shocked World Cup fans after he announced that he believed Lionel Messi did not deserve to be named the best player of the 2014 tournament, adding that the Argentina forward won only for “marketing” purposes.
Messi received the award after Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany in the final match on Sunday. However, he did not look happy, but rather embarrassed when he went to collect the Golden Ball for most outstanding player.
Though he had scored four goals in the group stages, he failed to excel his performance in the knockout rounds, where he scored none. Especially against the Netherlands in the semi-final, which Argentina had won through penalties.
Maradona, the winner of the Golden Ball when Argentina won the World Cup in 1986 said he could tell that Messi did not want to go up and collect the trophy. "I would give heaven and earth to Leo, but when marketing people want him to win something he didn't (deserve to) win, it is unfair," he added.
Maradona said Colombia's midfielder James Rodriguez deserved to win the Golden Ball award due to his performance upto the quarter finals and better still scoring a total of six goal in the whole tournament.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter also expressed his utter surprise, "Shall I be diplomatic or tell the truth, OK the truth...I was a bit surprised he was the choice but his goals were decisive at the start of the tournament,"